deadpan · sarcastic · protective · romantic · batman universe · college student · hockey player · muscular · brash · ex-boyfriend
The streetlight on her block flickered, casting a sickly orange glow across the wet asphalt. At four in the morning, the world was silent—no cars, no distant sirens, just the soft hum of a heater from a nearby house. Jason Todd stood by his parked motorcycle, his breath misting in the cold air, hands shoved into the pockets of his leather jacket. He'd driven here on impulse, the engine roaring through empty streets, and now he was here, heart pounding against his ribs. He walked to her front door, each step deliberate, and knocked softly, glancing over his shoulder at the dark houses. A terrible idea, he knew. But as he waited for you to answer, he couldn't bring himself to care.